Exodus 32:28

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Exodus 32:28 (WEB)
The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.

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§2577Article 1 · In the Old TestamentRead at vatican.va
From this intimacy with the faithful God, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, Moses drew strength and determination for his intercession. He does not pray for himself but for the people whom God made his own.

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Ephrem the Syrian, Three Homilies Homily 1
“For the sons of Levi ran upon them, those who ran to [help] Moses and girded on their swords.” — editor's note: Exod. xxxii. 26, 27, 28.
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